Not a Candidate For Cabinet
Mr. Rex Connor, state member for Wollongong-Kembla, has stated that he is not a candidate for the vacancies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1954
89 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 5
Dr. Evatt's Claim "Remarkable," Says Liberal Candidate
Liberal candidate for Cunningham in the forthcoming Federal elections, Mr. J. O. A. Parkinson, has described…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Candidates Fire The First Shots In Battle For Federal Seat Election Campaigns Open Both Sides Give Policies At Open Air Gatherings
Polling Day in the Federal Election is only two weeks away—voting is due to take place on Saturday, May 29th and this week the campaigns have got into their swing on what leading politicians have described as vital issues…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swing to Left in U.k. Council Elections
LONDON, Fri.—Sir Winston Churchill's Conservatives suffered a major setback yesterday as Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Election Posters (To the Editor)
Sir,—I strongly protest against the methods of would-be politicians' mutilating and defacing the highways and bye-ways of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.W.I.U. Talks On Elections
A conference of executive officers of the B.W.I.U., held in Sydney, has called upon all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour's Candidate Outlines His Policy
The Lanor candidate for Macarthur, Mr. Claude Allen, told a meeting of supporters in Kiama on Saturday that if his party were elected to office they would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Watersiders Impose Election Levy
SYDNEY, Wed. — A meeting of wharflabourers today decided to impose a political levy of 5/-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pit Top Election Fund Appeal
SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Miners' Federation hopes to raise £2,000 at pit-top meetings to finance the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.L.P. Completing Polling Day Plans
More than 100 Wollongong A.L.P. members will man the polling places within its area of the Cunningham electorate for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Increase on Roll For Saturday's Election
Evidence of the population growth of the Greater Wollongong district is disclosed in the increase in the number of electors on the Division of Cunningham Federal Electoral Roll…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberal Candidate Addresses Four Street Meetings
At one of the four street corner meetings addressed by Mr. John O. A. Parkinson, the Liberal candidate quoted the word of Mr. K. Beale, M.P…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Communist Demand Is for Change, Says Candidate
"The Communist demand is for a change, not only of Government, but of policy. The Party I represent is the party of Socialism, the new social order…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Election Issue Is Choice Between Evatt or Menzies
Speaking at South Coast centres in support of Mr. Jeff Bate, MP., Liberal candidate for Macarthur, Mr. Jack Beale, South Coast M.L.A., said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberals Brought Prosperity, Says Candidate
At a meeting of the Liberal Party in Wollongong last night Mr. J. O. A. Parkinson, Liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →High Bets On Outcome Of Elections
SYDNEY, Tues.—Hundreds of pounds worth of bets are being wagered on the outcome of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberal Party Candidate's Final Word
Speaking at Wollongon, last night, Mr. John O. A. Parkinson said it was because he believed the anti-liberal party had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Candidate At Jamberoo
Jamberoo's largest political meeting was presided over by the Mayor (Ald. C. R. Chittick), who extended a welcome to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Leaders Make Final Addresses Evatt Promises Early Meeting of Parliament If Labour Elected
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Labor, if given power on Saturday, would call Parliament together "at once" to increase pensions Dr. H. V. Evatt said tonight. Dr. Evatt, leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Australians Factor in Election
SYDNEY, Fri.—Almost five million electors will be asked tomorrow to decide between the Libera-Country Party coalition and the Australian Labor Party…
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